Philogyny is fondness, love, or admiration towards women. Its antonym is misogyny. Cicero reports the word could be used in Greek philosophy to denote being overly fond of women, which was considered a disease along with misogyny. == Etymology == Philogyny comes from philo- (loving) and Greek gynē (woman). The parallel Greek-based terms with resp... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philogyny